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"I wants to make yer flesh creep"
Some Gruesome Relics of Bygone Days seen by the Motor Cyclist on Tour
Wayside Gibbets
The Mother of Invention
"I recommend that you maintain the business connection with Daimler. His invention is entirely trustworthy, and it will have a future, the magnitude of which we cannot begin to imagine today."
Levassor, Panhard and the woman who brought it all together -
Louise Sarazin
Hawker Motorcycles
An obscure marque built by an Australian. He is the Hawker of Hurricane and Harrier fame.
Harry Hawker
Today in Motorcycle History
Vacances Motorcycles
Built by
Mercier from 1954 to 1960.
A 1954 model had a Le Poulain Comet 98cc engine (50x50mm) with a two speed gearbox, claimed maximum speed 68 km/h. The frame number is stamped into the left rear frame tube.
Sources: La Moto Francaise, et al.